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ABAP_STRINGFUNC - match The match function returns a substring of a character-like argument that matches a regular expression.
ABAP_SYNTAX ... match( val = text pcre$|xpath = regex $[ case = case$] $[ occ = occ$] ) ...
What does it do? The built-in function match searches text for the match specified in occ with the regular expression specified in regex and returns the substring found. The search is case-sensitive by default, but this can be overridden using the parameter case.
If the argument pcre is used, regex must contain a PCRE regular expression.
If the argument xpath is used, regex must contain a XPath regular expression. A regular expression in PCRE or XPath syntax is compiled in an extended mode: Most unescaped whitespace (blanks and line breaks) of the pattern are ignored outside character classes and comments can be placed behind #. In order to specify whitespace and # characters in a pattern, they must be escaped or the extended mode must be switched of with (?-x) in the regular expression. The return value has the type string.
Latest notes: Besides pcre and xpath, the obsolete argument regex can also be used. Then an obsolete POSIX regular expression must be passed. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
ABAP_EXAMPLE_VX5 The following match function returns x2. ABEXA 01124 ABAP_EXAMPLE_END
ABAP_EXAMPLE_ABEXA String Functions, count, find and match ABAP_EXAMPLE_END
Runtime Exceptions
Catchable Exceptions CX_SY_REGEX_TOO_COMPLEX
Reason for error:
See Exceptions in Regular Expressions.
Runtime error:
REGEX_TOO_COMPLEX CX_SY_STRG_PAR_VAL
Reason for error:
Regular expression in regex is empty or there are 0 occurrences in occ.
